Production Head - Manufacturing - South India

Key Responsibilities:

- Implement best practice manufacturing vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance

- Manage, Direct, Control and Improve Manufacturing process in each Business Unit.

- Percolate, Align and Drive organization policy and objectives in the each Business Unit.

- Ensuring safe and productive environment for all Business unit staff (Safety)

- Drive kaizens and CI projects in Business Unit to improve Employee engagement

- Ensure that manufacturing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets and which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the Organization.

- Report on manufacturing activities on a regular basis to the Management team, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of the relevant Key Performance Indicators.

- Development and implementation of an Operational Excellence program (Best Practices) which ensured continuous improvement in operations.

- To implement and culture the Lean manufacturing system, TPM & TQM methodology among the workforce.

- Responsible for plant production, financial performance, meeting customer requirements and maintaining the orderly and productive operation of planned activities.

- Ensure the target productivity level is achieved on a daily basis.

- Update the production plan on a daily, weekly & monthly basis.

- Communicate and liaise with other departmental managers regarding throughput of stock to ensure production targets are met.

- Undertake continuous training and development.

- Identify, Drive and Review Cost Saving Projects.

- Motivating, supporting and providing guidance to production staff

- Ensuring all safety and health standards are met to keep an organization accident-free

- Communicating regularly with upper management regarding problems or issues impacting production

- Evaluating machine resources to ensure continued production and minimal downtime

- Establishing a balance between increased productivity and reduced costs of manufacturing operations